Campus Theme
The Campus Theme brings the Bay Path community together to consider and discuss a common theme, issue, or question that impacts us all. This year, our theme is “Lead with Compassion.” Through coursework, workshops, discussions, lectures, presentations, and through art, we will consider the many reasons we should and ways we can lead with compassion.
Join us for these free events related to our Campus Theme:
First Friday Lunch Series
Guest speaker: Tony Smith, Juvenile Court Clinician, Springfield & Holyoke
Friday, November 2 - Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Fireplace Lounge, Blake Student Commons
Bring your lunch, bring a friend, and join the Psychology Division for an informal discussion with Tony Smith, Bay Path College adjunct professor and Juvenile Court Clinician. Professor Smith will detail how a compassionate approach is at the heart of working with juveniles.
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Kaleidoscope Event
Film: “Change A Life: Working With Women and Children in Africa”
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 8:00pm
Blake Dining Commons, Blake Student Commons
In spring, 2012, a Bay Path faculty member and a BPC graduate student from the Gambia took 13 undergraduate students on a journey into a village in one of the poorest nations on earth. This film chronicles their journey and the impact they made. The 30-minute film will be followed by a panel presentation by the participants.
Preregister Online
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Steel Magnolias
February 22 and 23, 8:00pm
February 24, 2:00pm
March 1 and 2, 8:00pm
March 3, 2:00pm
Director: Fred Sokol
Mills Theatre, Carr Hall
Join the Bay Path community as we celebrate the campus theme through a dramatic performance of the much-beloved play, “Steel Magnolias,” which tells the quintessential story of human compassion.
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First Friday Lunch Series: Doreen Fadus, Executive Director, Community Health Mercy Medical Center
Friday, March 1, 2013, 12:00 - 1:00
Fireplace Lounge, Blake Student Commons
Bring your lunch, bring a friend and join the Psychology Division for an informal discussion with Doreen Fadus, who will discuss the issues and challenges addressed through the services of Mercy Medical Center.
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School of Education: The Compassion Cam
First week of March, campus-wide
Get ready for your close-up and be on the lookout for the mysterious Compassion Cam! Take a moment to talk about how you lead with compassion in your life, how you plan to lead with compassion in your future career, or any other topic that relates to our campus theme. Then be sure to attend Academic Achievement Day on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 to watch the final Compassion Cam video that divulges how Bay Path College students, faculty, and staff are embracing this year’s theme. Flyers with Compassion Cam locations and times will be posted before the beginning of March.
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Leading with Compassion: Careers and Community Volunteering - An Enriching Partnership
Wednesday, April 3rd, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Helliwell Conference Room, Blake Student Commons
Come listen to women share their experiences as professionals who successfully weave career and civic engagement together in their lives. How does civic engagement impact career path? How can you integrate volunteering into your career path? Come interact with these dedicated professionals who believe that giving back to their community enriches who we are and those they serve. Feel free to bring your lunch and participate in this energizing conversation!
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Kaleidoscope Event
Film: “A Bottle in the Gaza Sea”
Thursday, April 4, 2013, 7:00pm
Mills Theatre, Carr Hall
Set against the Israeli-Palestinian troubles of 2007-2008, this French film (with sub-titles) tells the story of a 17-year-old Frenchwoman who has settled in Jerusalem with her family. The young woman writes a letter expressing her refusal to accept that only hatred can reign between Israelis and Palestinians, and sets her letter adrift in a bottle in the sea near Gaza. Come see the film to learn what happens when the letter is found.
Preregister Online
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First Friday Lunch Series: Dr. Claire Kuhn, Chief Clinical Director, Developmental & Brain Injury Services (DBIS), ServiceNet, Inc.
Friday, April 5, 2013, 12:00 - 1:00
Fireplace Lounge, Blake Student Commons
Bring your lunch, bring a friend and join the Psychology Division for an informal discussion with Dr. Claire Kuhn, who will enlighten us about her work with brain injury patients.
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2nd Annual Presidential Lecture Series: Rachel Simmons
Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 4:00pm
Mills Theatre, Carr Hall
Rachel Simmons, educator, coach, and author of Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls will join the Bay Path Community to discuss how girls and women can grown into authentic, emotionally intelligent, assertive adults.
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Prism: A Celebration of Women in the Arts
Saturday, April 20, 8:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2:00pm
Mills Theatre, Carr Hall
Celebrate the contributions of women in the arts through music, dance and word. These performances will feature the premiere of a new choral composition by New York-based composer, Rachel J. Peters, which will be performed by Bay Path College choirs as well as singers from area choirs. Featured performances by: Bay Path Choirs and Guest Singers, Dance Company, and solo performances.
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Provost’s Book Club
Tuesday April 23, 2013, 3:30 – 4:30pm
Helliwell, Blake Student Center
Bay Path College Provost Dr. Melissa Morriss-Olson and Dr. Kathy Wiezbicki-Stevens, Chair of the Psychology Division, invite you to join them for a discussion of Jacqueline Novogratz’s book, The Blue Sweater, a memoir of one woman’s quest to understand global poverty and new ways to tackle it.
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Previous Campus Themes:
2011-2012
The Power of Choice
